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Old 26 March 2014, 02:51 PM
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Hi, seem these for sale on eBay. Could anyone explain to me what I'm missing as they seem very cheap to me?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SUBARU-IMPREZA-FRONT-BREMBO-4-POT-BRAKE-CALIPERS-DISKS-WRX-STI-RA-P1-RB5-22B-/251484429625

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Old 26 March 2014, 06:42 PM
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Those are differnt to the standard brembo calipers.
Old 26 March 2014, 06:53 PM
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They look a bit like the Brembo Gran Sport calipers. If they are, they work fine and DO fit under 17" WRX wheels.

Ian Godney will know.
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Originally Posted by alcazar
They look a bit like the Brembo Gran Sport calipers. If they are, they work fine and DO fit under 17" WRX wheels.

Ian Godney will know.
That's what I was thinking.
Just what I need really then as I don't want to change my alloys but want a decent upgrade from the 4 pots.

Are they easy tot get new discs and pads for or are they a bit harder to come by?

Do you think they would be a good upgrade?

Thanks
Old 26 March 2014, 08:33 PM
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That is a red dot kit , 320mm discs , red dot don't do those discs anymore but we do , you can re-use the bells again , rotors are £299 a pair though , it's a cheap kit at that money , even more so if you can fit it as it is , pads are easy enough to get
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Originally Posted by Godspeed Brakes
That is a red dot kit , 320mm discs , red dot don't do those discs anymore but we do , you can re-use the bells again , rotors are £299 a pair though , it's a cheap kit at that money , even more so if you can fit it as it is , pads are easy enough to get
Thanks for the reply
How come the advert lists the discs as 308mm?

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That's what they came as. Mine are now 330mm, courtesy of Ian's kit
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Perhaps he can't use a tape measure lol

I can recognise that kit from the bells , only red dot made bells like those , and the red dot discs were 320mm.

We used to offer a 308mm kit with those calipers , but our bells are different so it's not one of mine , and as Jeff says they will take a 330mm disc , we can also make a 330mm disc to fit the Red dot bells

Hope this helps
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Ah right ok then thanks again.

Guessing with the 330mm discs they wouldn't fit under the wrx rims?

I've just purchased them now so will wait and see what they are like

Just out of interest how much would a full refurb be on those callipers?

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Yes the 330mm discs with these calipers will fit under 17" WRX wheels , it's what Jeff ( alcazar ) has
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Ok that's good then, will wait and see if the discs supplied will do me for this year
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As Ian says, they do fit under WRX 17's.
As do STi Brembos on the rear.
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